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English: Portsmouth Square near harbor in 1851 — San Francisco during the Gold Rush.
  • Early daguerrotype.
  • Signs in image include: California Restaurant, Book and Job Printing, Louisiana, Sociedad, Drugs & Medicines Wholesale & Retail, Henry Johnson & Co, Alta California, Bella Union, A. Holmes.
Français : Place de Portsmouth, Barbary Coast, San Francisco, Californie.
  • Daguerrotype ancien.
  • Les panneaux dans l'image incluent: California Restaurant, Book and Job Printing (imprimeur de livres et de cartes), Louisiana, Sociedad, Drugs & Medicines Wholesale & Retail (Médicaments, gros, détail) , Henry Johnson & Co, Alta California, Bella & Union, A. Holmes.
Date before June 22, 1851
Source Library of Congress CALL NUMBER: DAG no. 1331
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